The Great Fire of Meireki, by Tashiro Yukiharu ... down and the fire diminished simply because there was little left to burn; nearly three-quarters of Edo no longer existed. However, the embers ...

“It should feel like fire touched every part of the set and every part and corner of Edo, because that’s what happened to the Great Fire [of Meireki in 1657] in Edo.” Maya Erskine as Miz ...

in the old capital of Edo, perhaps the best known is the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657, popularly referred to as the “Furisode Fire.” Starting on Jan. 18, under the traditional lunar calendar ...

The Edo State Government has provided financial relief to traders affected by the January 2025 fire at Jattu Market in Etsako West Local Government Area. The fire destroyed numerous shops and ...

The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, announced on Thursday that the state government would provide necessary assistance to victims of the fire incident in Jattu, Etsako West Local ...

Edo state police public relations officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, a Superintendent of Police, has disclosed that investigation is ongoing in the death of three lodgers in hotel’s fire in Benin.

This was the day the Great Fire began, sweeping across the city for almost five days. The Museum of London is due to open a new site in 2026. And in preparation for this, curators of the Great ...

The ornament on the Kobayashi residence, which was built shortly after a great fire in 1893 ... Kawagoe is nicknamed “Little Edo” because the feudal Kawagoe Domain was an important river ...